Conservation X Labs Publishes Groundbreaking Perspective on the Extinction Solutions Index
31 Julio 2024 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
The Extinction Solutions Index Aims to Revolutionize
Biodiversity Conservation Efforts
Conservation X Labs ("CXL") has released a pivotal perspective
in the British Ecological Society titled "The Extinction Solutions
Index (ESI): A framework to measure solution efficiency to address
biodiversity loss." The perspective outlines CXL's innovative
approach to combating global biodiversity loss.
The ESI, developed in collaboration with renowned partners such
as Project Drawdown, researchers at the University of Oxford,
Re:wild, International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Green
Status of Species, Wildlife Conservation Society, One Earth, and
Adventure Scientists, is designed to evaluate, compare, and rank
the most effective and efficient solutions to the escalating
biodiversity crisis.
“Our planet is on the brink of a sixth mass extinction, the
first ever caused by human actions,” commented Dr. Paul Bunje,
President and Co-Founder of Conservation X Labs. “The Extinction
Solutions Index is our proactive response to this looming crisis.
By identifying and quantifying the highest-impact solutions to
prevent extinction and promote recovery, ESI is set to be a
game-changer for the world of biodiversity conservation.”
Written by Rachel Martin with co-authors Alex Dehgan and Paul
Bunje, the perspective introduces the ESI's seven conceptual
elements and proposes strategies to reduce threats to biodiversity,
restore ecosystems, and incorporate socioeconomic interventions,
distinguishing this approach from existing conservation
methods.
Alex Dehgan, CEO and Co-Founder of CXL, shared, “While the field
of conservation was established as a crisis-based discipline and a
solutions-based discipline, it has failed to be either for the last
half century. I have spent a career helping build national parks
around the world, from Afghanistan to Madagascar to Russia, but
unless we address the underlying drivers of extinction and replace
them with more sustainable alternatives - to take the pressures off
these parks and protected areas - they will not withstand those
forces.”
Rachel Martin, Extinction Solutions Index and Research Manager
at Conservation X Labs, elaborated on the article’s importance: “I
think sharing our ideas with the world is one of the greatest gifts
we can provide as researchers and scientists. It's recognizing that
the global community can build upon your ideas and make them
better. We're excited to have input, expertise, and insight from
innovators, scientists, entrepreneurs and more on what an
Extinction Solutions Index could look like. This Perspective serves
as that invitation.”
About Conservation X Labs (CXL)
Conservation X Labs operates at the intersection of
biodiversity, technology and innovation to drive groundbreaking
solutions to prevent the sixth mass extinction. By deploying
cutting-edge technology, convening communities of interdisciplinary
brilliance, and leveraging the power of the marketplace, CXL is
uniquely positioned to boldly confront the planet’s most pressing
challenges.
Learn more at www.conservationxlabs.com.
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